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Portage County, OH — Road Bond

Portage County's Road Bond form concerns vehicle and equipment movements, not permission to excavate. Its special-hauling application requires route approval before the overweight-hauling bond is filed.

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Recorded state
Ohio
Bond type
Right-of-Way / Street Work Bond
Category
Contractors & construction

What this bond does

The road bond supports Portage County special-hauling permission on the approved county and township route.

Who needs it
The vehicle owner, lessee or responsible hauling applicant seeking the county's covered movement permission.
Who it protects
The Road Bond secures approved movements, resulting road/bridge/culvert and related damage, covered fines and penalties and hold-harmless duties. Aggregate surety liability is limited to the stated penal amount.

Your bond option

This is the option on record for this bond.

The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.

Obtain route approval before the amount

The May 2023 hauling application asks for the applicant, vehicle/axle information, load dimensions and weight, dates, endpoints and county/township road mileage. It says the route must be approved before the bond is filed.

For overweight permits it specifies $100,000 per mile, prorated in tenths of a mile, on county and/or township roads. Have the Engineer confirm the approved mileage and required sum rather than using a flat $100,000 for every route. It names the Portage County Board of Commissioners as obligee.

Use movement-damage security, not a street-opening form

The county's example Road Bond addresses moving vehicles/equipment under the obligee's permission and paying for resulting damage to road surfaces, shoulders, bridges, culverts, ditches, traffic devices and related features. It is not an excavation permit or general contractor-registration bond.

The example has effective- and expiration-date fields and permits surety cancellation 30 days after the obligee actually receives registered written notice, preserving obligations arising before cancellation takes effect. Obtain the completed dates and release directions; a hauling date or notice does not prove all damage duties are discharged.

File the signed bond before overweight permission

Purchase Now opens Propeller's existing Portage County Road Bond application. Supply the approved route, calculated amount and county form and check the issued principal, Board recipient, dates and execution.

The hauling application calls for submission at least 72 business hours before movement for processing and route video, and says overweight permits are not issued until the signed, executed bond is filed. State highways and city/village streets require their own authority's permission. Bond issuance alone does not approve the haul or those other roads.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Prepare vehicle, axle, load and movement dates.
  2. Obtain route approval and county/township mileage.
  3. Confirm the overweight-haul calculation, Board obligee and Road Bond dates.
  4. Review/file the signed bond and obtain the actual hauling permit and any other road permissions.

Questions about this bond

Does this Road Bond authorize excavation?

No. The posted county form addresses damage from vehicle/equipment movements. An excavation request needs its own authority and instrument.

Is every route bonded at a flat $100,000?

The overweight application specifies $100,000 per mile, prorated in tenths. Obtain route approval and the Engineer's amount first.

Who is named as obligee?

The special-hauling application specifies Portage County Board of Commissioners. Confirm exact completed wording with the Engineer/provider.

Can movement start when the provider issues the bond?

No. File the executed bond and obtain the county permit and any state or city/village permissions applicable to the route.

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